Display advertising-machine.



1. B. BARNETT DISPLAY ADVERTISING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28. I915- Patented Oct. 9,1917. s sHEETs-sHT 1 [I I IN J. B. BARNETT.

DISPLAY ADVERTISING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED SEPTZB, I915- Patfinted Oct, 9,1917.

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ASSIGNMEN'ifS, mwoa'r'mizib To S," N QNEeTH R 'JTQ R; 1.1 ERWIN; M K l E Stems eser anmws e i mm Be it knownthat I, Jiorrrf B. l me, a cit zen of, the Umted S tates resldlng at Jpr W t in he. ounty; pi f l rreet an State of Texas, have .i ehtecl certain new and useful lmprbyeme ts'in.Display ridvertising-Hachihes, of which" the follow iiig is; a specification. Y

My invention relate/ site advertisiiig dew e an mor parti a ly isp ay a vertising devices and; the object is, to; provide a machine which will a pliirality of largeiframes, for; advertis ng sheets and which will holdthe sheets statienary teni O- p la yiew in part,

rarily at regular intervalsto expose: the ,Lsheets w th full face v ews at regular g ater- ;vals,jexp0s1ng one faee of agheet; ion a fixed length orperiod o f time and then i111 quick svce'essio showing 7 the other :face cf 7 the sheet' Another hjectis tolprov idefa fmw chine Which may driver; any suitable power, as by a small electriqmotqr; and

which Will be o t wii h th Qn inual;

attention of the q pe ra tor. ,Other objects and advantages he fiill y egiplain ed in the following description and the invent on will be more particularlyJibintedout inthe claims. 7

' Bei e 3 dif' I the 3 1 =ii y ng drawingswhich form a part efth s apphcation. f

, Figure 11 r d tule v i h ,OM 1? chine,- sh0W1ng.tW0 frames. fer earrylng adv v( 1 "tis ing Sheets, a partfof-the lower ri rn peing hrpken away. Fig.2 1s a detall v ew,

frames. Fig 3 .is-aplan View f theiretard irig stop which ec tiperates with the hold back lugif Fig.4 is alfrerit'elei atibn'of the same. Fig. is alrearfview; of the same. dis a plan View Of 'a releasing icam fer freleasi rig thei' etardiiig liigsfrom the retardih'g step. Fig; 7 is an edge View ofEa bracket Which carries a lug/t0 engagethe camshown in Fig. 6. 'F1g.- 8 1s a face new of the saline.

' Fig. 9' is an enlarged pla-h viewef the Operating mechanism. Fig; 1.0 diagrammatic a side ele-.'ati0n ,of a pe'r't 0f, the operatilig a. an w' .ivz l mechanism, shewlng the manner of engagemer t of the carrying doghvi'th the adiei-eising frames. 'I*,i g 12 is aside elevation of the operating chain, ljlld "the db g carried shoii ifig I the I 'maimer of slirhin ary retardihg device. fer the Hadveftis- 7 m fr mes; el fiasc e iila iew h driving gear ferithe sprocket chain fajimilar characters df referene are used t0 indicate the game parts throiigholit the several Views.

. Thisilive iitie cpmprisesa machine i L e f yine um f. j' l l 'd'i 'p'oed l z iam We sh r I be exp e o n w predeterm ned. ,pos tlons and for 1 predeterihiiiedl erigths of time." The ihachine is p -10-,

f alfrai iie corripesed Of pper arid: lower 1-1in'iner bers -1,and 2 and upr 'ghtsB.

. frame .exteriding'jfrem'the peint etllqAbn:

frames" 1 2jare fiiy'otally connected ll Q the;

pieeie 130i thefrani e '12 having extei s'iqns a'ho e andhelowfi the'fra e 12 fere l igagir g islislOfand ll, The adv ertisingfsheets are 0 he attached-t0} the frames '12} The f1. v I ihandles 14 by] which i the I JI'rai iesl2 are.

' 'Ja-ijts (if the 'ff'anies- 12. TheQOperating;

vplea is wi 'illehgage thefh aildles 14: irl's'teadfcf heffr m .2;. 1 g Means" are provided :forrotating 'the frames "12 by iileans 6f the .l'iar' dle's 14; A

'rnotcr l5 drives ai'pi ion l 6 fivhichdrives j aceg wheel 17. Thefceg ii heel ,1? is rigid with a bevelfpi ieh 18 Whi ch 7 meshes f with and drives bevel cog Wheel. 19' which ;is rigid with a spr0cketQWheel 20 Alsprqclret f'ehaih .Zlis driven by thespree ketfwheel "arefa i ran'gjed over a'tr'ack 213 whichfis cvjal iii Dart and alpartfof which s jCOIlQGIlllC with thejdi' sksflo and 11'," this heihga regular curve and extending v fr em 3cm 24 track 23 and releases the arm 14. In traveling fromthe point 24 to the point 25, a frame 12 rotates in its bearings in the disks 10 and 11. v

Fig. 9 illustrates the two positions in which the frames 12 are held stationary for exhibition purposes. The front face of an advertising sheet will be seen on the left of Fig. 9 and the rear face of another sheet will be seen on the right of Fig. 9 at the same time and for the same length of time. The frames 12 are held at the point 24 by a spring-actuated dog 29 which is provided with an upstanding hook 30, the dog being held normally in the elevated position by a spring 31 and the dog being pivotally mounted in a bracket 32, whlch is attached to the beam 9. The hook 30 stands normally in the path of the arms 14. The dog 29 has an inclined ledge 33 and the dog 26 has lip 34 V 27 of dog 26. The dog 26 then carries the arm 14 on around to the point 25. Means are provided for preventing displacement of the dog 26 while this dog is taking an arm 14 from the dog 29. An overhanging flange 35 is supported just above the path of the chain 21 by a bracket 36. The dog 26 has a lateral lip 37 which runs under the flange 35 while the arm 14 is being released from one dog and caught by the other. The dog 26 will not be displaced laterally because of the chain 21 and the ledge 33. The arm 14 is thus held stationary while the dog 26 makes the entire circuit about the track 23. The arm 14 on the opposite side at point 25 is also held stationary while the arm at 24 is held sta tionary. Each frame 12 carries an arm 38 which has a depending lug 39. A cuff or bracket 40 is attached to a rigid post 41 and has an upstanding stop lug 42. A spring buffer catch 43 is mounted on the bracket 40. This catch is composed of two parts hingedly connected together and held in the path of the lugs 39 by a spring 44. When the lug 39 strikes the buffer 43 the frame 12 will be stopped gradually, the lug 39 passing the buffer while the buffer stops the force of the frame 12 and the lug 39 is caught against the stop 42.' The frame 12 will thus be held against movement in either direction, the lug 39 being caught between stop 42 and the end of buffer 43. The lug 39 is released from the stop 42 when the disk 11 begins to rotate. The disk 11 machine includes two beams 44 and 45.

commences to rotate just after the dog 26 first engages, an arm 14. The base of tlie casting 7 is attached rigidly to the beam 44 and has an upstanding cam 47. Each frame piece 13 has an arm 43 rigid therewith and each arm has a depending lug 46. The lug 46 engages the cam 47 when the arm 14 commences to move. The lug 46 by bearing against the cam 47 which is stationary causes a rotation of the disk 11 and this action moves all the frames 12. This action also causes sufficient longitudi- 'nal or outward movement of the frame 12 which is standing at the point 25 to release the lug 39 from the stop 42. At the same time the disk 11 is beingthus moved the dog 26 is swinging a frame 12 with its advertising sheet from showing the front face at 24 to the position at 25 to show the rear face. The disks 10 and 11 are thus moved at regular intervals and two frames stand in the positions at 24 and 25 for fixed periods of time, standing while the dog 26 makes the circuit from point 25 around to point 24. When the dog 26 arrives at the point 24, it engages another arm 14 and moves the frame 12 around to the point 25.

From the point 25 around pastthe motor 15, the frames 12 move in an irregular or desultory manner and means must be pro 1 vided for preventing severalof the frames 12 from accumulating at the dog 29. For this purpose a retarding device is provided. A standard 48 is attached to the base of the frame and carries an antifriction roller 49. The first arm '14 that reaches the roller will be stopped by this roller and if other frames 12 are crowded together they will stop against the bar 50. The roller 49 must be so positioned that the arm 12 will not leave the roller 49 until the disk 11 is moved in the manner above described. Each arm 14 will project farther past the roller 49 than the arm in front, asshown in Fig. 9.- The moving of the disk 11 will cause a sufficient thus prevent the frames 12 from crowding against each other.

Means are provided for stopping the motor in case of accident to prevent damage and breaking of the machine. A switch 53 is provided for breaking the motor current. One arm 52 of the current wire is connected. to a bar 54 and the other arm 51 is connected to the key 53. The switch key is standing in contact, as bytl 'r' e drawings; -T-he "key, can beautomat cally opened in case of accident. The idle roller J 5 5 is mounted in a b'ar '56 which is fpi'v otallymounted 57. fldheibar 5 6- f is held in its 5 normal working position by a rod 58 which connected thereto andx tl'ie'spring 59, 60 and"61 are] pivotally connected f to a bar 62. The

strap '60: is jpivotallyconnected to thebar 56 and the strap is'ri'gid with the track'b'ar 2'3." IA guidefffiidjforthelbar 62 isjattache'dto "thebari56. In case of abnormal strain'gon the, Sprocket ail the Spring 5 PQ .mit a move e t of the fbar; 56 iwhieh will swing on its pivetf 57 and thus pus'hfon J the "strapGO which will actuate, theflbar 62'to open the switch 53 and ,thus -stop,;thef motor 15. platform 64: may: be used tobraicethe track 23. p i V In order to prevent'backwar'd turning of the diskslO and 11, friction pawls 66 may be pivotally connected with the machine frame to bearon top of rth eidisk lQp.

lVhat I claim is, j

1. A display advertising machine comprising a main frame, an upright shaft journaled therein and carrying a disk at'the upper part and a disk on the lower part, a plurality of display frames pivotally mounted in said disks and each frame having a portion of the pivot post projecting through the lower disk, an operating arm attached to the underside of each frame and a cam lever attached to the lower projecting portion of each pivot post, means for driving or turning each frame periodically, and a cam engaged by said cam lever for simultaneously moving said disks.

2. A display advertising machine comprising a main frame, an upright shaft journaled in said frame and carrying upper and lower disks, a plurality of display frames journaled in said disks and the pivot post of each frame projecting through the lower disk, a cam lever rigid with each pivot post and an operating arm rigid with the lower part of each frame, an upwardly projecting cam in the path of said cam levers, means and said disks being simultaneously moved by said cam and said levers, and means for looking a pair of frames in displaying positions after each moving of a frame.

3. A display advertising machine comprising a main frame, an upright shaft our naled in said frame, an upper and a lower disk mounted on said shaft, a plurality of pivot posts journaled in said disks and projecting through the lower disk and display frames carried by said pivot posts, operating arms rigid with the lower sides ofsaid frames, cam levers rigid with theprojecting ends of said pivot posts, a cam in the path of said cam levers, means for turning said operating arms periodically, said cam levers ing'fa 'fi'naini v fn'aled in sa d if flower disk 11101111 I rality of verticall, I disposed Eframes nismffo'r turning'each'fra eerie" 'ca-m "serving f simultaneously to [move said disks, and :means locking each d1s- "play frai-me'for a; short interval oft-me? prior to: moving and Ineahsf for "locking; eaeh pl y-fr me r e ief iffie el a a n afteritsmo fmgz adve rtis'ingzmach ne comp ris- I sl il mfv lj l i' f d s fi i l i on aid shaft," afplnjournaled in said j disk s, a I (driving me clifaperiodically, means ope ely with said v display [frames and; ithe;

of said machine frame rfor moyingisaid disks one step s multaneously fwlthfth "t Qr nlng' of each display name, means 'for:'locl 11'1fg. each display frame stationary after, each "r m-11- ing thereof, means [for releasing Isaid; display frame at' the nextmo'ving of nism for automatically releasing said disand for engaging the frame for turning the same. v I v 5. A. display advertising machine comprising a main frame, an upright shaft journaled in said frame, an upper disk and.

"idlers about said track for supporting said chain, a locking mechanism for locking each display frame stationary prior to its turning and means for locking each display frame stationary at the end of its half turning, said track having an inclineddrop at the latter position, and a dog carried by said chain and trailing on said track for automatically releasing each display frame from said locking mechanism and for engaging the frame to turn it, and said dog automatically releasing said frame by dropping down said inclined drop.

6. A display advertising machine comprising a main frame, an upright shaft journaled in said frame, an upper disk and a lower disk mounted on said shaft, a plurality of vertically disposed display frames journaled in said disks, a driving mechanism for turning each display frame periodically including a sprocket chain, an oval track, a part of which is semicircular, a sprocket wheel for driving said chain and idlers mounted aboutsaid track for supporting said chain, a locking mechanism for locking each display frame stationary at the commencement of the semicircular portion Lila a locking mechanism for locking each dis- Pl y rame statiqn ry rP iiQ-Kc Q i s tu ing ,andmeans carried by said driving mecha vplay. frame from said locking mechanism I ofsaid track and means for locking each display frame stationary at the end of the semicircular portion of said track, said track having an inclined drop at the latter position, a dog carried by said chain and trailing on said track for automatically releasing each display frame from said locking mechanism and engaging the frame for turning the same and'auto-matically releasing the frame by dropping down said inclined drop after having turned the frame a half turn, and means operatively connected With each display frame and With the frame of the machine for automatically moving said disks a step at a time simultaneously With the turning of each frame and releasing each display frame from said locking means at the end of the semicircular portion of said track.

7. A display advertising machine comprising a main frame, an upright shaft journaled in said frame, an upper and a lower disk mounted on said shaft, a plurality of vertically disposed display frames journaled in said disks, means for turning each frame periodically and successively one half turn,

means operatively connected With each dis. 7

play frame and With the main frame for moving all of said frames and said disks one step simultaneously With the turning of each display frame, locking mechanism for looking each display frame stationary for r a short period prior to the turning thereof, means for retarding the movement of said display frames to prevent crowding against said locking mechanism, and means carried by said turning means for automatically re- JOHN B. BARNETT.

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